The Guardian: G2

Tuesday 1 August 2006

G2 Comment & features p2

Oliver Burkeman: "After drinking alcohol on Thursday night, I did a number of things that were very wrong and for which I am ashamed." So begins the statement with which Mel Gibson's publicists hoped to present an epic incident of potentially career-destroying bigotry as just one of those things that happens when you're tipsy.

Comment & features p6

Etta and Fred Reid held down successful careers, had three children in quick succession, and managed to raise them with hardly any outside help. No big deal - except they are both totally blind. Here their daughter Julie Reid remembers her extraordinary childhood.

Comment & features p12

Temperatures are running high and so are some people's emotions. In recent days, a string of well-known names have lost their cool in public. Emine Saner gives the lowdown on the latest round of celebrity spats.

Comment & features p25

Teaching is the least boring graduate profession, according to a survey by the Training and Development Agency for Schools. Clearly the TDA thinks this is a good thing, since its job is to help schools with recruitment and retention. But how important is it to avoid tedium?

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